That is where we will end our live coverage of tonight's 'will we, won't we' be having a state election.

This Friday we could be doing this all over again, waiting for a statement from the governor as to what she has decided.

Meanwhile, Premier Jeremy Rockliff has issued a statement:

I respect the need for Her Excellency to take the appropriate time to consider important matters of State. I remain committed to serving the people of Tasmania. 

Thanks for joining us today and remember — a week is a very long time in politics.

In her statement, the Governor, her Excellency Barbara Baker, says she is now "taking the time necessary to give due consideration to all available options" and will "by the end of the week" meet again with the Premier.

The governor's "all available options" includes:

1. Agreeing to the request by Jeremy Rockliff for a state election

2. If the Liberals replaced Jeremy Rockliff with a new leader who then tests their support on the floor of the house, which if successful could be accepted by the governor

2. If Labor leader Dean Winter, in a collab with the Greens and crossbench, formed his own minority government, which the governor could accept

This just in from Government House:

This evening Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC, Governor of Tasmania, received the Premier, the Honourable Jeremy Rockliff MP, at Government House.

Following their conversation, Her Excellency is now taking the time necessary to give due consideration to all available options.

By the end of the week the Premier will meet with Her Excellency again.

Further statements will be made in due course.

Stand down people, no decision.

Jeremy Rockliff has left Government House. 

We should know soon a date for the state election, or if the governor wants the parliament to test numbers on the floor to see anyone else can form a government.

Or, if she has deferred her decision until tomorrow.

Stand by for an announcement.

Hi Reuben, good point.

Although, the AFL has said the stadium must be at Macquarie Point, have a roof and capacity for 23,000.

The AFL, so far, has said it is unwilling to budge on this — but I never thought I would see another Richmond premiership, so I suppose anything can happen in football.

It would not be coverage of an (almost) election if we didn't post a photo of the premier arriving at Government House earlier.

Hi Louis, Labor leader Dean Winter has overseen a change to the party's policy on the stadium, from previous leader Rebecca White's anti-position, to being fully supportive.

Certainly, for him to change again would be unlikely considering his comments recently to ABC Grandstand host Chris Rowbottom:

PRESENTER: In the situation where there's a genuine opportunity for you to form government, with crossbenchers, and you're in touching distance of forming government, can you rule out swapping the stadium for support?

DEAN WINTER: I'm not giving up this stadium. Let me be clear. I think getting an AFL team would be the biggest thing since Mona. It'll be incredible for our state, and I'm not giving it up for anything.

PRESENTER: So the stadium is off the table in any negotiation?

DEAN WINTER: We are absolutely committed to the stadium. We wouldn't be negotiating building a stadium for that sort of thing, no.

PRESENTER: Even if it could cost you government?

DEAN WINTER: I am totally and utterly committed to it.

Hi Nick, the premier is at Government House, after his visit he will either hold a press conference or issue a statement.

We will either have a date for the election, the governor will take the night to decide, or the governor will ask if anyone else is able to form government.

By ABC reporter Adam Holmes

The no-confidence motion in Jeremy Rockliff had three factors: the bungled rollout of the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels, the budget position, and potential privatisation of state-owned companies.

Spirit of Tasmania rollout: Spirit ferries operator TT-Line has been overseeing the construction of two new vessels, but it reached crisis point last year.

First, there was an undisclosed $81 million additional payment to the Finnish shipbuilder to help prevent it from going under.

Second, the wharf upgrades in Devonport progressively blew out from $90 million to $493 million dollars, and saw a public blame game between TT-Line and TasPorts.

And third, those upgrades won't be finished until early 2027 — despite one ship being completed and parked in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the other nearing completion.

Budget position: The May 29 budget showed net debt is forecast to approach $11 billion in four years, with no downward trajectory planned.

The government's "pathway to surplus" also seemed a little unclear, with some reliance on as-yet-undecided cuts to public sector jobs and "efficiencies".

Potential privatisations: The government had asked for a review of which state-owned companies could possibly be privatised or divested — and had ruled some of them out.

This was also seen as a method of starting to address the budget situation, but was vigorously opposed by Labor and the Greens.

Premier Jeremy Rockliff has since ruled out the sale of any government-owned businesses.

Some more of your comments, questions and observations:

Aiden: Jeremy Rockliff maintains that Tasmanians are sick of elections, don’t want another election and that Tasmania cannot afford another election. If this is the case and he was true to his claims, then he should do the honourable thing - stand down and appoint someone else in his place.

8: Without Bec White and now Michelle O'Byrne the negligible chance Labor may have had of getting a majority without the Greens looks like being seat losses. Really, what is the point beyond proving both major parties deserve zero members returned?

Lachlan: I hope the Governor sends the premier back to parliament to test the government's numbers on the floor.